Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) and The City of London are both supporting the inaugural Mayflower 400 Business Networking Event, taking place at Guildhall this week on Thursday 18 October.

The event, which commemorates the 400th anniversary, in 2020, of the Mayflower’s historic sailing to America from Plymouth, brings together a host of key business leaders to discuss the commercial impact of the Mayflower's anniversary and the business opportunities that it presents for London, the UK and beyond.

The event welcomes representatives from the US and Dutch Embassies to the UK, business leaders from major transatlantic corporations, including WBD, Members of Parliament and of the House of Lords, to deepen the engagement with the City of London’s leaders and other key city organisations and stimulate consideration of the various opportunities and business potential that the Mayflower anniversary provides.

The Mayflower 400 commemoration programme in 2020 will comprise over 400 events that will span four Nations – Britain, US, Netherlands and Wampanoag – and is anticipated to yield a significant £440m impact on the business turnover across the UK Mayflower Compact destinations. Business leaders are gathering now to explore how business might further work with the anniversary for transatlantic opportunities.

Jonathan Blair, UK Managing Partner of WBD comments:

"We're delighted to be part of the Mayflower 400 initiative and to be involved in the highly anticipated event at The Guildhall to celebrate the voyage of this iconic ship that shaped the history of the world and continues to be an integral part of our heritage."

"400 years ago The Mayflower sailed from Plymouth where we have one of our eight UK offices and landed in Boston where we opened in the US last year following our combination to create transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson. It couldn’t be more appropriate for us to be supporting this excellent initiative celebrating the ties between the US and the UK.”

Charles Hackett, CEO Mayflower 400 says:

“2020 is the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage, one of the most influential journeys in global history and a defining moment in the shared history of Britain, the US and the Netherlands.

“The city of London and business is central to this history, so we are encouraging businesses to consider how they can work with the anniversary, the international connections that it highlights, and the programme of heritage and culture that is being created.”

Mark Wheatley, Common Councilman in the City of London Corporation, adds:

“I am convinced that we must honour the great achievement of the Mayflower voyagers and shared heritage their enterprise gives us with the Netherlands and United States. The tourism and entertainment plans for 2020 are inspiring. The legacy projects planned for education and the environment are vital. This is good for our great City and the rest of the UK. I am delighted to be a firm supporter.”

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